The State Congress OBC Cell organised a statewide protest demanding 27 per cent reservation for people belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) on Tuesday. The main programme was organized near Raj Bahwan in the chairmanship of JPCC OBC Cell head Abhilash Sahu.
State Congress President Rajesh Thakur, AICC Secretary cum MLA Deepika Pandey Singh, Working President Jaleshwar Mahto, Shahzada Anwar, Minister Banna Gupta, Badal, MLA Pradeep Yadav, Amba Prasad were present in the main programme in front of Raj Bhavan.
Thakur said, on the occasion, said that the BJP, which is questioning the Congress, should know that the Congress party has strengthened democracy so much, today a tea seller who comes from a backward community of the country, is the prime minister because democracy is strengthened.
“The Congress party has not only fought for freedom, but has also worked for making the Constitution. It has also done the work of giving reservation. So that people can get their rights, today there is talk of 27 per cent reservation. Congress party is committed to this matter. Senior Congress leader and former national president Sitaram Kesari had first worked to go to the Supreme Court regarding this issue. We have done the work of sending the proposal for Sarna Code to the Center by getting the code passed through the Assembly and we assure that 27 per cent reservation will also be given to the OBC community,” he said.